Wing colors of Chrysozephyrus butterflies (Lepidoptera;Lycaenidae): Ultraviolet reflection by males

Zoological Science

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 175-183

  Imafuku, Michio ^a   Hirose, Yukihiro ^a   Takeuchi, Tsuyoshi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Butterfly; Chrysozephyrus; Lycaenidae; UV light reflection; Wing color

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COLOR; COLOR VISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HISTOLOGY; LEPIDOPTERA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; COLOR; COLOR PERCEPTION; FEMALE; LEPIDOPTERA; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WING;

ANIMALIA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCAENIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 0036341744     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.19.175     Document Type: Article

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